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                                                                                                                              A PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
                                                                                                                              BALUSTER VASES
                                                                                                                              19th century
                                                                                                                              Each brightly enamelled with two panels
                                                                                                                              enclosing court scenes, all reserved on a
                                                                                                                              white ground with phoenix, flowers and the
                                                                                                                              Eight Daoist Emblems, the waisted necks with
                                                                                                                              a ruyi-head collar and flanked with stylised
                                                                                                                              handles, with further narrative scenes in
                                                                                                                              panels. Each: 62cm (24 3/8in) high (2).

                                                                                                                              £4,000 - 6,000
                                                                                                                              CNY34,000 - 52,000	 HK$40,000 - 60,000

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A PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
GARLIC-HEAD BOTTLE VASES
19th century
Each enamelled with typical cartouches
enclosing narrative scenes and birds and
flower dioramas, on a densely scrolling green
and gilt ground, the neck flanked with lotus
pod handles.
Each: 61cm (24in) high (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000	 HK$20,000 - 30,000

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